Numbers Game: 2009 LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland
4 – number of times winner Mark Martin led the LifeLock.com 400 Saturday night.
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Fan’s View: NASCAR, Take Your Double-File Restarts to the Back of the Class
OK folks, I’m gonna try not to rant. It’s gonna be difficult, but I will make an effort. Whose idiotic idea was double-file restarts anyway? … Continue Reading
Bubble Breakdown: Late-Race Trouble Negates Good Efforts from Paul Menard & Brad Keselowski
News from the bubble this past week was dominated by the announcement from Michael Waltrip Racing, who not only re-signed primary sponsor NAPA to a … Continue Reading
Happy Hour: NASCAR & the “Citizen Journalist”
As most know, recently NASCAR renewed their efforts to connect with its most devoted fans with the initiation of the “NASCAR Citizen Journalist Media Corps.”
Voices From the Heartland: While Not Required, Sportsmanship Is Still The RIGHT Thing to Do
sports•man•ship Pronunciation: \-ËŒship\ Function: noun Date: 1745 : conduct (as fairness, respect for one’s opponent, and graciousness in winning or losing) becoming to one participating … Continue Reading
Fanning the Flames: Jeremy Mayfield’s “Dangerous Precedent” May Serve to Benefit the Sport
Anyone see where former U.S. Figure Skating champion Nicole Bobek was charged in a New Jersey court with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine? (Anyone care?) Wonder … Continue Reading
Thompson in Turn 5: Blocking – It’s Just NASCAR Racing!
Following last Saturday night’s exciting final lap of the Coke Zero 400 from Daytona International Speedway, there has been a renewed call for NASCAR to … Continue Reading
Frontstretch Fantasy Insider: Cookie-Cuttering, Chicagoland Style
There are few, if any, tracks on the Sprint Cup circuit as sterile as the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway. The epitome of a cookie-cutter oval, there … Continue Reading
Mirror Driving: Changing Plate-Racing Rules, Mayfield’s Murky Future & Truex’s Future Potential
Jeremy Mayfield’s victory in court – winning an injunction that will allow him to race – shed new light on NASCAR’s drug policy. Does the policy need changes?
Top 10 Similarities Between Brian France & NASCAR & Michael Jackson & Neverland Ranch
10. Their “heyday” has long past. 9. Both have produced an occasional “Thriller,” but not very often. 8. Unless there is a tragic fire, both … Continue Reading